This was the first time we had to be away from our 16 week old golden retriever puppy. We paid for an assessment with Rebecca at Willow Glen Paws and felt comfortable enough to trust her with our furry bundle of joy. We utilized Rebecca's board and train services from Wednesday through Sunday. I will say, when we picked up our pup, he was happy and obviously comfortable in the environment there. Rebecca then took the time to show us what she had been working on with our dog and ensured we understood how to continue forward. Rebecca also asked for permission to take our shy puppy to a puppy social while he was in her care. This proved to be extremely beneficial and our dog has been to two additional puppy socials since and is becoming much more Confident in his social skills. Rebecca clearly knows and understands dog training. We look forward to continuing to utilize Rebecca for future boarding and training. read more

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Rebecca was responsive and provided a lot of very useful information to us even before we picked up our new pup out of state. We invited Rebecca for a consultation at our home in Campbell. Even with prior experience as a dog owner, her insights into our pup's development were incredibly valuable. Rebecca provided personalized advice tailored to her needs. Her expertise, kindness, and guidance make her an excellent resource for dog training in the greater Campbell area. Thank you Rebecca! read more

I'm so glad we found Rebecca! We have a crazy new dog with a barking problem and nothing we were doing was working. We have had dogs for 15 years, but this new girl has been a challenge. Rebecca came to our house for a 90 minute consultation. She met our dog, Pippa, and observed the problems we told her about. Rebecca gave us many tips and tricks to deal with her behavior issues. We have noticed a big change in her behavior already just from rewarding her good behavior more frequently. We feel more confident in dealing with her now that we know the reasons why she is barking. She seems to be making a little more progress each day. I know it will take time, but we are armed with new strategies to tackle her issues. I also love that she only uses positive reinforcement. Pippa is a rescue who may have experienced trauma in the past, so we want to make sure that she is only treated with kindness from now on. read more

I reached out to Rebecca in a tough situation. I rescued a 3 year old Maltipoo from a shelter with severe separation anxiety. Due to incessant barking I received two warnings from my leasing office. The third one would have had serious consequences. That is when a pet sitter (Linda) shared Rebecca's information. She completed a home visit and assessed not just my dog but our family dynamics. She shared constructive tips on how to systematically and gradually increase my dogs confidence through simple exercises that my kids could engage the dog in. She practically showed me how to position the dog in a way that he knew I was around but had limited access. She also showed me high preference treats and different tools to dispense them. Post consultation she shared an elaborate report with useful recommendation and links to purchase the tools I had shared interest in. She followed up via zoom to check in on me and the progress we had made with our training. All in all, I have nothing but praises for her patience and her expertise. Thank you Rebecca! You timely help has eased some of our stress :) read more

TL;DR - We had a very positive experience with Rebecca and will be in touch as we continue to implement her suggestions! Rebecca is a pleasure to work with, and I'm thankful to have found her training services! We have three small pups, one age 11, and two siblings, age 1.5, and I procrastinated in finding a trainer because I feared a huge investment. When I reached out to Rebecca, I provided a detailed overview of our situation, including our shortcomings as dog parents, and she responded promptly and with understanding. To my surprise, her fees were very reasonable, and she came to our home the following weekend. During her visit, Rebecca listened to us, asked thoughtful questions, interacted with and watched the dogs interact, and provided us with some initial feedback. I believe she was at our home for 90 minutes. A few days later, I received a detailed report capturing Rebecca's experience with us, her suggestions and recommendations, and explanations for our behavior concerns. We immediately implemented some of her recommendations and met with her again the following weekend for 60 minutes. Rebecca brought examples of many of the items she recommended, and we discussed our go-forward plans. She included our young daughter and showed her a few exercises to tire the pups out. We had two follow-up Zoom calls to check on progress, and I know Rebecca is only a text or call away if we need a refresh. read more

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We're implementing the tips Rebecca provided, and we're already seeing improvements with our dog. We recommend her!

We recently got a new puppy and had Rebecca over for a consultation. Although we've been dog owners before, it was really beneficial to have Rebecca make observations on our new pup's development and for her to give us advice specific to him. Rebecca is knowledgeable and kind and a terrific resource for dog training and socialization in the Willow Glen and greater San Jose area. read more

Rebecca was absolutely wonderful with our mini Goldendoodle puppy, Milo, and I felt so comfortable leaving him with her for Puppy Day School. You can tell Rebecca LOVES working with dogs and our pup ran to her gate with so much excitement every time we dropped him off! She was extremely cautious with COVID precautions and I always felt comfortable during pick ups, drop offs and outdoor training sessions. Her calm and positive approach was very helpful with the training of our pup and she also provided materials for us to take home to continue the education. On a non-dog related note, she was extremely sweet about including my daughter in the trainings, which made her feel more empowered to work with Milo. Rebecca was a pleasure to work with and I am so happy we found her to help us with our new puppy! read more

Rebecca is so patient and generous with her advice. Our 4-month old pup, Cookie, had a wonderful experience at Willow Glen Paws. Cookie is calmer and better behaved now, plus it gave her a chance to socialize with other dogs, which is difficult during a pandemic. She used to be a bit fearful or too aggressive with other dogs, but she understands how to play nicely. We can take her to friends' yards and to the dog park. She's walking much better on a leash too. Willow Glen Paws was a lifesaver. read more

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Rebecca is amazing!!!! She is seriously the best. We needed a last minute place for our puppy and she invited us to come check out WGP to make sure it was the right fit for our pup. She explained everything to us in detail and how things work and operate and make us feel comfortable and we had no hesitation to leave our puppy in her hands. During our time away she updated us about once a day with either email or text. I cannot recommend enough she is awesome. She will now always be the only person we trust our dog with. read more

I found Rebecca when I was looking for someone to help me with behavior training best practices using only positive reinforcement. Her methods are clear and mindful of the individual dog and my husky had a great experience! I would recommend Rebecca and Willow Glen Paws for dogs of all ages, breeds, and sizes! read more

Rebecca is a pro. Knows her stuff, works well with dog and human, communicating clearly and calmly with both. I especially appreciated how responsive she is to our specific concerns. She listened and was a huge help. Her follow up report had tons of information, resources, suggestions, and encouragement. Highly recommend her. She is a 'puppy whisperer' read more

My 3 months golden doodle puppy had joined 4 weeks puppy school hold by Willow Glen Paws. The results were great. My puppy had learnt many skills from the school, most importantly he becomes more confident! Rebecca had also provided many useful information and homework for the dog owners to learn. I highly recommended Willow Glen Paws! read more

Rebecca worked with our rambunctious Golden Retriever puppy as part of her 6-week training course. The results were great and really laid the foundation for us to continue raising a calmer, more well-behaved pooch. We liked it so much that we've already taken advantage of her Train and Board services as a refresher when we went out of town for a few days. You will learn how to create the routines that create the structure for your dog. I highly recommended Willow Glen Paws! read more

Loved working with Rebecca! Her knowledge of positive reinforcement training has helped us tremendously. She was very easy to work with, gave us homework for the week, sent photos of our puppy playing. The puppy school is perfect if you are looking to socialize and train in a safe environment. I would definitely recommend her to any puppy parent. read more

We went through 4 trainers before we found Rebecca. We are so glad we finally found the right one! We first met Rebecca when she boarded our sweet Irish Setter, Finnegan. It was love at first sight (for Finnegan anyway!). He gets so excited when he sees her he can barely contain himself. If you don't know Irish Setters, they are EXTREMELY HIGH ENERGY hunting dogs. She understands him completely. Unlike other trainers, she is very easy going and kindhearted with him and with us. She takes her time so that we all understand what we're supposed to do. He is so much calmer now. Our relationship with him is growing and our bond with him is much stronger. He listens to us now and looks us in the eye for approval. We've only been with Rebecca for a few short months but his progress has been phenomenal. We are so grateful to Rebecca for all she's done for our family. We hold her in high esteem! read more

We really appreciated how Rebecca helped our family get off to right start with our new Goldendoodle puppy. She worked with the puppy and then taught us how to train. It was definitely helpful. I also love how she sent us pictures and videos. She also helped with boarding our puppy when we went on vacation, this worked out very well knowing our pup was in good hands and in a caring safe environment! I highly recommend. read more

Rebecca came over for a behavior consultation. We have 2 crazy labradors and recently added another cat to our household. One lab (Maisie) is a bit reactive and was chasing the poor kitty everywhere. Rebecca showed me how to redirect Maisie and focus her on things other than the cat. After a few weeks of consistently working with Maisie, I am happy to say our animals are all living in harmony! Definitely recommend working with Rebecca! read more

Rebecca patiently worked to train our puppy and our family in how to communicate with each other. Before the training sessions, we had a hard time keeping our puppy under control, especially around our aging cat. Now we have tools and methods to communicate and our family's stress level is greatly reduced. Rebecca is very knowledgeable and works with each dog and their unique personality. read more

Willow Glen Paws Puppy School was just the training we needed for our little boxer. Rebecca was amazing to work with. She really listened, was supportive, and made training fun. Our puppy loved going there and we loved getting the updates and photos. We've definitely seen the results and would highly recommend this school to others. read more

Rebecca was wonderful with our 8 month old mix breed pup, who attended the day school. He got a good foundation from her program and we were sent home with many tips to support the commands he learned each week. The outdoor space was clean and spacious with many toys and activities to help keep our pup motivated. Rebecca took care to get to know our pup like he was her own, and he was excited to arrive at "class" each morning. Overall a pleasant experience. read more

We were becoming a little frustrated after we got our Lab puppy home. He ran wild in the house and bit anything he could reach. We were lucky to find Rebecca to rescue. Rebecca is passionate and experienced in puppy/dog training. Her systematic training course works like a wonder. After just first week of this four week training course, our puppy behaved much better. He not only commended basic cues but learned a good social skills when playing other pups. From Monday to Wednesday, our puppy was so excited when I dropped him off at Rebecca's house. I could see he was having such a good time while he was getting trained. I highly recommend Rebecca's dog day school. read more

We got a referral and found Rebecca. We need a dog boarding for our 1.3 years old Samoyed and we have never separated from him since we had him. We had a 1 day test before our week before Xmas 6 night boarding and it went well. The real test is the 6 night boarding while we had a vacation. The true measure of how we like her service is that we did not worry about his well-being (other than missing our dog). Rebecca kept us posted with daily video update - and that was very nice. Another thing we like is that she handles fewer dogs compared to others - and that makes us feel more confident and at ease. Overall, highly recommended. read more

Had a great experience with Rebecca during our summer travel this year. We were out for 17-18 days, but with our 2 cats, I really only needed someone to visit every other day. She was punctual and communicative, sending us emails to check in a few times during the trip and letting us know our kitties were doing fine. "Their" room and litter boxes were absolutely spotless when we got back & their feeders were filled to the brim. Upon returning, it was obvious she gave them cat treats & played with them with their toys. We were glad to see them healthy & happy. The important thing to me was that I got a sense of responsibility and organization from Rebecca that made me feel secure in leaving my pets in her care. I totally recommend Willow Glen Paws and plan to be a repeat customer. Janet read more

Rebecca is fantastic! My two dogs (4 year old Shih Tzus) love going to her house and we love knowing that they are having fun and are safe. We even get pics of them and updates. Her home is perfectly set up for dogs with a fenced in back yard and plenty are area for them to play. She limits the size and number of dogs which I really appreciate. She will work with you on drop off times and pick up times and is completely flexible and available for last minute drop offs. She will also come to your house and walk your dogs if you need her to. I trust her completely and my dogs love her! read more

Would trust her with our kitty again and again! We had to make an unexpected trip out of town, and Rebecca was a life saver. She responded to us quickly and came over to meet Bella so that she would be comfortable with her. While we we were gone she sent us updates and videos of Bella having a great time. Rebecca really went the extra mile to take care of Bella and to assuage any concerns we might have had. We will hire her again! read more

We were lucky to have found Rebecca and her her husband Steve. Having a 100 pound German Shepherd dog who is still a pup with lots of energy, we wanted to make sure we found someone who could not just handle this big boy, but allow him to have fun and be very well taken care of. He spent 4 nights with them, and was as happy as could be. He had access to their home and backyard, as if he were their own. We know who to call in the future... read more

Rebecca is great! Had my boxer puppy over at her place for a few days and she had a blast! She was in a safe environment and well cared of. We will definitely use her service again! read more

Rebecca Goldstone of Willow Glen Paws is the best pet sitter/boarding ever. She truly took care of my puppy as she would her own pet. He was part of her family for the 10 days that he was there. She was wonderful and took care of my puppy per my instructions and kept to his daily schedule and routine. He was so happy there. She sent us daily pictures and txts to update us on how he was doing. It was at her own house and there was only one other dog there for part of the time. I did not want my puppy in a place filled with lots of dogs- it would be much too stressful for him. I had peace of mind knowing that he was in a safe and healthy environment and well cared for. When we brought him back home, nothing had changed. He was on the same routine and schedule as always; it was a smooth transition. I highly highly recommend her for pet sitting and/or boarding especially puppies, small dogs, or any shy or high anxiety dog. She's wonderful! read more

Rebecca is an amazing and caring pet sitter! She has watched our two older dogs many times and we are so thankful to have her as a trusted pet sitter. She gives them a lot of love and always communicates with us while we are away. She also texts us pictures to show us how the dogs are doing! Rebecca has also taken car of our pets when they are sick. She did an excellent job keeping us informed of their health and cleaning up a huge mess in our house! In general, we highly recommend Rebecca!!! read more

Rebecca was great with our dog! She was both very loving and very professional. She wanted to be sure to meet first and have the dog get to know her before walking her. Rebecca delivered just as expected and as a bonus sent text message updates with photos! I recommend her services. You know your dog is in good hands with Willow Glen Paws. read more